Fastener for boxes or containers



Feb. 25, 1941. ARPEN 2,232,676

FASTENER FOR BOXES OR CONTAINERS Filed March 15, 1940 2 Shets-Sheet 1 Inven tor I fi'en Ar a By @Mmm Attorneys;

Feb. 25, ARPEN FASTENER FOR BOXES OR CONTAINERS Filed March 15, 1940 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Jrene A r ve n A iiomcys l I I l I 5 I i I I i in I I i u' l.

Patented Feb. 25, 1941 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,232,676 FASTENERFOR. BOXES on CONTAINERS Irene Arpen, Jacksonville, Fla. ApplicationMarch 15, 1940', Serial No. 324,189 4 Claims. (01. 292-288) Thisinvention relates to fasteners for cereal gether after they have beenonce separated and boxes and other containers, and has for the priwhichfasteners can be easily applied and remary object the provision of aneflicient and moved when desired. While I have shown the inexpensivedevice of this character which may use of a pair of fasteners on the boxor container 5 be easily and quickly applied to a box or conit is to beunderstood that the latter may be eftainer after the latter has beenonce opened to fectively closed through the use of a single fasretainthe closure flaps thereof tightly shut or tenor and as each is ofidentical construction in closed to conserve and protect the contents ofthe describing the advantages and construction box or container andwhich may be readily rethereof reference will be made to a singlefasmoved when desiring to again obtain the contents tenet. I

of said box or container. A clamp 1 consisting of resilient plate-likejaws With these and other objects in view, the in- 8 is provided wi a hir 9 d said j w vention consists in certain novel features of conare prey made from a Single S ee of estruction, combination and arrangement ofparts ent e l be t up s f a d d, as to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and shown at It. Portions of the laws are slight y 15 claimed.offset, as shown at H, to guide the movement For a completeunderstanding of my invention, of a a d e betwee Sa d l ws and which iSreference is to be had to the following descriphihgedly o ted o t e rod9. T e ends of the tion and accompanying drawings, in which rod are bentback upon themselves, as shown at Figure 1 is an end elevationillustrating a box for fastening t e rod Onto the Clamp y 20 orcontainer equipped with fasteners constructed the e l2 p c d between thel w w in accordance with my invention. the major portion of the rodextending across Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken the oton the line 2-2,' Figure 1, showing how th 1 The handle 12' isconstructed of a single length sure flaps of the box or container areheld tightof metallic material Which is bent upon itself, as 25 1y shutby the present invention. clearly shown in Figure 7, so that the rod 9may Figure 3 is a transverse ectional vi t k on be slid between thefolded portions of the handle the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and come to restnormally at the connected ends Figure 4 is an end elevation illustratinga clamp 0f Said portions of the handle, t eby e t y m of the presentinvention. hinging the handle onto the clamp and which will Figure 5 isa, plan vi w illustrating th same permit the handle to be slid betweenthe jaws of Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line the clampWhen ed. a 66 of Figure 4. In use, the clamp can be conveniently carriedFigure '7 is a. perspective view illustrating a handled by a pe catchingheld f e h nhandle of the clamp which may coact therewith dle l2. To appy the a p T o he closu e in establishing a wedging action between theflaps 5 0 the bOX or container 5, the l ws a e clamp and the box orcontainer. made to slip over and under the overlapping flaps,

Figure 8 is a perspective view illustrating a as clearly shown in Figure2. The handle may be hinge rod onthe clamp for the a eallowed to dependdownwardly, as shown in. 40 Refer i i d ta t the drawi s. the nudottedlines in Figure 2 if desired, or it may be 40 meral 5 indicates afragmentary portion of a box shoved between one f the jaws and one f theor container frequently employed for cereals and flap t act as a wedgeto increase t gripping other P products has end fiaps 6 action of thejaws on the flaps. The device when ranged in overlapped relation andsuitably sealed applied to the closure flaps of the box or com 4'together- It is the customary vpractlce to tainer as described and shownin the drawings arate the end flaps in order to gain access to willeffectivel clos the b x i the contents of the box or container and aftermatter and 2 conserve s 33 553 3 ii f fig said flaps have been separatedit is verydiflicult It is believed that the simplicity and advam toretain them in closed position or tightly sealed tages of this inventionwill be apparent to those in together in order to conserve and Protectthe skilled in the art to which such a device relates, tents Which y beleft in the bOX Container and While I have herein set forth asatisfactory for further use. embodiment of the invention, it is to beunder- It is the purpose of the present invention to stood that suchchanges therefrom as fairly fall provide fasteners which may be readilyadapted within the scope of my claims may be resorted to the end flapsfor retaining them tightly toto when desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a fastener for overlapping closure flaps of a container, a clampincluding integrally connected jaws to receive therebetween the flaps ofthe container, and a combined handle and wedge slidably connected tosaid clamp to occupy a position outwardly of said clamp and a positionbetween one of said jaws and the flaps to increase the gripping of theclamp on the flaps.

2. In a fastener for overlapping closure flaps of a container, a clampincluding jaws and a connecting portion joining said jaws and having aslot therein, and a combined handle and wedge slidably connected to theclamp to occupy a position outwardly of said clamp and movable throughthe slot to occupy a position between the flaps and one of the jaws toincrease the gripping action of the clamp on the flaps.

3. In a fastener, a clamp including plate-like jaws and a connectingportion integral with the jaws and having a slot, 3, rod paralleling theslot outwardly of the jaws and secured to the clamp, and a combinedhandle and wedge mounted on said rod for hinging and sliding movementswhereby the combined handle and wedge may be located outwardly of theclamp and may be inserted through the slot to lie between said jaws.

4. In a fastener, a clamp including plate-like jaws and a connectingportion integral with the jaws and having a slot, a rod paralleling theslot outwardly of the jaws and secured to the clamp, a combined handleand wedge including resilient connected portions mounted on said rod forhinging and sliding movements whereby the combined handle and wedge maybe located outwardly of the clamp and may be inserted through the slotto lie between said jaws, and guides on said jaws to receive theresilient connected portions of the combined handle and wedge as saidportions enter said slot for movement between the jaws.

IRENE ARPEN.

